Updated May 11, 2026

34 open positions

C Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 34+ c jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 15 new this week.

Hiring companies include Dolby, Tractive, and CHAOS Industries. Schedules on offer include 9-day fortnights, unlimited PTO, and flex Fridays.

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Defense / Edge Tech Lead

Deepgram

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Backend Software Engineer - Engine Team (Voice Agent)

Deepgram

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Backend Engineer

27d

GitLab

RemoteIndia

5 day weekVery Flexible

Backend Engineer

27d

GitLab

RemoteIndia

5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Software Engineer II - Kafka Client

19d

Confluent

RemoteIndia

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Software Engineer (L2)

24d

Twilio

RemoteUSA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO$117k - $172k

iOS Cyber Mobile Specialist

L3Harris Technologies

OnsiteLondon, UK

9 day fortnight

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

L3Harris Technologies

OnsiteCamden, USA

9 day fortnight

Space Optimization Analyst

The Aerospace Corporation

HybridChantilly +2 more

9 day fortnight

Postdoctoral Research Associate - HPC System Architecture and Intelligent Storage Design

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

OnsiteOak Ridge, USA

9 day fortnight

Firmware-Savvy CNO Developer

Parsons Corporation

OnsiteAnnapolis Junction, USA

9 day fortnight

Principal Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer

CHAOS Industries

OnsiteHawthorne, USA

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Integration & Test Engineer

CHAOS Industries

OnsiteHawthorne, USA

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer

CHAOS Industries

OnsiteHawthorne, USA

5 day weekFlex Fridays

Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer - R&D

12d

Tractive

OnsiteLinz, Austria

4 day week (100% pay)

Embedded OS Architect

Sesame

OnsiteSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Embedded Engineer

Sesame

OnsiteSan Francisco, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Embedded Software Engineer

1mo

Tractive

OnsiteLinz, Austria

4 day week (100% pay)

Firmware Engineer – Positioning

1mo

Tractive

OnsiteLinz, Austria

4 day week (100% pay)

Senior C/C++ Engineer, Exchange

Polymarket

OnsiteNew York, USA

5 day weekUnlimited PTO

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We track companies that publicly offer reduced-hours schedules — 4-day weeks, 9-day fortnights, half-day Fridays, and more. This page refreshes daily; companies that drop the policy are removed. Read about our editorial standards →

Last reviewed: May 11, 2026

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Employers hiring for C on this page include Dolby, Tractive, and CHAOS Industries. C roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether C is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

C roles span the full seniority range — we list 34 open roles requiring C across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — C hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Yes — companies listed on 4dayweek.io commit to full salary parity regardless of schedule. C roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers. Specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and the specific sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but C candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with C on current listings.

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